1913-05-26 Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor, known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played Baron Frankenstein and Dr. Van Helsing, amongst many other roles, often appearing opposite Christopher Lee, and occasionally Vincent Price. A familiar face on both sides of the Atlantic, his most famous roles outside of "Hammer Horror" include his many appearances as Sherlock Holmes, as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977) and as the mysterious Doctor Who in Doctor Who and the Daleks and Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD in 1965 and 1966, two cinema films based on the television series Doctor Who.
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Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters | Self (archive footage) | 2024-10-31 |
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The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault | (archive footage) | 2020-04-08 |
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Peter Cushing: In His Own Words | Himself | 2020-02-08 |
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AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. | (archive footage) | 2020-04-22 |
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Terreur et glamour : montée et déclin du studio Hammer | Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage) | 2017-08-06 |
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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2014-10-06 |
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Attack of the Octopus People | Doctor Welles (archive footage) | 2010-06-29 |
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Fanex Files: Hammer Films | Self | 2008-02-08 |
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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman | Self (archive footage) | 2007-05-16 |
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The Story of Star Wars | Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage) | 2004-08-18 |
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Dalekmania | Doctor Who (archive footage) | 1995-07-24 |
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Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror | Narrator (voice) / Self | 1994-08-06 |
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Frankenstein Reborn | Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited) | 1993-10-01 |
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Innocent Blood | Van Helsing (archive footage) | 1992-09-25 |
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Dracula in the Movies | 1992-01-01 | |
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Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage) | 1991-01-01 |
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Halloween Monster Bash | Dr. Wells (archive footage) | 1991-10-27 |
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Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood | Himself | 1989-06-04 |
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Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood | Self | 1987-06-26 |
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Biggles | Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond | 1986-05-30 |
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The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes (archive footage) | 1985-01-01 |
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Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | Seneschal | 1984-08-17 |
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Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues | Professor Charles Copeland | 1984-04-23 |
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Top Secret! | Bookstore Proprietor | 1984-06-22 |
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The Masks of Death | Sherlock Holmes | 1984-12-23 |
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House of the Long Shadows | Sebastian Grisbane | 1983-06-17 |
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Misterio en la isla de los monstruos | William T. Kolderup | 1981-04-03 |
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Asalto al Casino | Sir Thomas Bedford | 1981-09-14 |
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A Tale of Two Cities | Dr. Alexander Manette | 1980-12-02 |
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A Touch of the Sun | Commissioner Potts | 1979-09-01 |
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The Detour | Narrator | 1979-01-01 |
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Son of Hitler | Heinrich Haussner | 1979-01-01 |
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Arabian Adventure | Wazir Al Wuzara | 1979-07-08 |
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The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979-02-06 |
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Die Standarte | Baron Hackenberg | 1977-11-25 |
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Shock Waves | SS Commander | 1977-07-15 |
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The Uncanny | Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977") | 1977-08-24 |
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Star Wars | Grand Moff Tarkin | 1977-05-25 |
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The Devil's Men | Baron Corofax | 1976-08-11 |
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Trial by Combat | Sir Edward Gifford | 1976-04-01 |
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The Great Houdinis | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | 1976-10-08 |
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At the Earth's Core | Dr. Abner Perry | 1976-07-01 |
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Legend of the Werewolf | Prof. Paul | 1975-08-06 |
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The Ghoul | Dr. Lawrence | 1975-06-01 |
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Fists of Fire | Self | 1975-01-16 |
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Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell | Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor | 1974-05-02 |
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Madhouse | Herbert Flay | 1974-03-28 |
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Shatter | Paul Rattwood | 1974-12-06 |
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The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires | Professor Lawrence Van Helsing | 1974-07-11 |
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The Beast Must Die | Dr. Christopher Lundgren | 1974-04-01 |
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From Beyond the Grave | The Proprietor | 1974-02-21 |
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La Grande Trouille | MacGregor | 1974-08-07 |
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Nothing But the Night | Sir Mark Ashley | 1973-02-16 |
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The Creeping Flesh | Emmanuel Hildern | 1973-02-12 |
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The Satanic Rites of Dracula | Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing | 1973-04-17 |
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And Now the Screaming Starts! | Dr. Pope | 1973-04-27 |
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Fear in the Night | Michael Carmichael | 1972-07-09 |
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Tales from the Crypt | Arthur Edward Grimsdyke | 1972-03-09 |
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Dracula A.D. 1972 | Professor Van Helsing | 1972-06-26 |
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Asylum | Smith | 1972-11-17 |
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Pánico en el Transiberiano | Dr. Wells | 1972-09-30 |
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Dr. Phibes Rises Again | Ship's Captain | 1972-07-01 |
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Twins of Evil | Gustav Weil | 1971-10-17 |
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The House That Dripped Blood | Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks") | 1971-02-22 |
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Blood Suckers | Dr. Walter Goodrich | 1971-05-14 |
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I, Monster | Frederick Utterson | 1971-11-01 |
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The Vampire Lovers | General von Spielsdorf | 1970-10-04 |
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One More Time | Dr. Frankenstein | 1970-05-27 |
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Scream and Scream Again | Major Heinrich Benedek | 1970-02-02 |
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Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed | Baron Victor Frankenstein | 1969-05-22 |
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The Blood Beast Terror | Detective Inspector Quennell | 1968-02-01 |
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Corruption | Sir John Rowan | 1968-07-19 |
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Frankenstein Created Woman | Baron Frankenstein | 1967-03-15 |
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Some May Live | John Meredith | 1967-08-01 |
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Torture Garden | Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe") | 1967-11-01 |
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Night of the Big Heat | Dr. Vernon Stone | 1967-05-01 |
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Dracula: Prince of Darkness | Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage) | 1966-01-09 |
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Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. | Doctor Who | 1966-08-05 |
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Island of Terror | Dr. Brian Stanley | 1966-06-20 |
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The Skull | Dr. Christopher Maitland | 1965-08-25 |
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She | Holly | 1965-06-09 |
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Dr. Who and the Daleks | Doctor Who | 1965-08-23 |
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Dr. Terror's House of Horrors | Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror" | 1965-02-23 |
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The Caves of Steel | Elijah Baley | 1964-06-05 |
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The Evil of Frankenstein | Baron Frankenstein | 1964-05-08 |
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The Gorgon | Dr. Namaroff | 1964-10-18 |
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The Man Who Finally Died | Doctor Peter von Brecht | 1963-12-01 |
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Captain Clegg | Reverend Dr. Blyss | 1962-06-13 |
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The Naked Edge | Mr. Evan Wrack | 1961-06-28 |
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The Hellfire Club | Mr. Merryweather | 1961-02-03 |
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Cash on Demand | Harry Fordyce | 1961-12-20 |
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Fury at Smugglers' Bay | Squire Trevenyan | 1961-03-01 |
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Look at Life: Model World | Self | 1960-01-01 |
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The Brides of Dracula | Dr. J. Van Helsing | 1960-06-15 |
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Cone of Silence | Capt. Clive Judd | 1960-05-10 |
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Sword of Sherwood Forest | Sheriff of Nottingham | 1960-12-26 |
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The Flesh and the Fiends | Dr. Robert Knox | 1960-02-02 |
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Suspect | Professor Sewell | 1960-11-15 |
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The Hound of the Baskervilles | Sherlock Holmes | 1959-05-04 |
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The Mummy | John Banning | 1959-08-01 |
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John Paul Jones | Captain Richard Pearson | 1959-06-16 |
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The Revenge of Frankenstein | Dr. Victor Stein | 1958-06-01 |
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Violent Playground | Father Laidlaw | 1958-01-14 |
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Dracula | Doctor Van Helsing | 1958-04-21 |
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The Curse of Frankenstein | Baron Victor Frankenstein | 1957-05-20 |
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Time Without Pity | Jeremy Clayton | 1957-03-21 |
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The Abominable Snowman | Dr. John Rollason | 1957-08-26 |
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Alexander the Great | Memmon | 1956-03-28 |
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The Creature | Dr. John Rollason | 1955-01-30 |
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The End of the Affair | Henry Miles | 1955-02-24 |
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The Moment of Truth | The Prime Minister | 1955-03-06 |
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Magic Fire | Otto Wesendonk | 1955-06-30 |
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The Black Knight | Sir Palamides | 1954-08-26 |
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Nineteen Eighty-Four | Winston Smith | 1954-12-16 |
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Anastasia | Piotr Petrovsky | 1953-07-12 |
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Number Three | Simpson | 1953-02-01 |
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Moulin Rouge | Marcel de la Voisier | 1952-12-23 |
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When We Are Married | Gerald Forbes | 1951-12-25 |
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Hamlet | Osric | 1948-12-10 |
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It Might Be You | The doctor | 1946-07-25 |
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The Woman in the House | Man Waking Up (archive footage) | 1942-05-09 |
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They Dare Not Love | Sub-Lieutenant Blackler | 1941-05-16 |
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The Howards of Virginia | Leslie Stephens | 1940-09-19 |
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Women in War | Capt. Evans | 1940-06-05 |
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Laddie | Robert Pryor | 1940-01-18 |
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Vigil in the Night | Joe Shand | 1940-02-05 |
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The Hidden Master | Robert Clive of India | 1940-04-20 |
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Dreams | First Dreamer | 1940-11-10 |
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A Chump at Oxford | Student | 1940-01-25 |
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The Man in the Iron Mask | Second Officer | 1939-07-13 |
